The unsuccessful writer Pasha and his two school friends, the alcoholic businessman Samorodov and the exemplary family man Sklyarenko, bored with the daily bustle, wives and routine, decide to go on vacation towards adventure. By the will of fate, forty-year-old boys find themselves at an archaeological site. Having got the opportunity to face his past, Pasha, having freed himself from illusions, complexes and fears, finally finds inner harmony ...